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the coincidence of having a relationship of some kind with the head of the cia and a relationship that involved potentially inappropriate e-mails with the top commander in afghanistan is something worth looking at. >> 30,000 pages? >> 30,000 pages of inappropriate, what does that mean? >> triple spacing? >> does that mean picture? >> you've had students, triple spacing. >> the margins. it's all courier font and you adjust the margins. >> maybe sharing material, is that what we're talking about? >> it's unclear. i haven't seen the e-mails but your friend and mine ben white at politico tweeted that is more pages than "war and peace" so clearly the general had some spare time on his hands to compose these e-mails and send them off. >> you have twins and then you need two generals i guess. >> maybe it was reply all. >> so much better than "army wives." >>> will the estate tax kill an economic comeback? joining us now his take is rbc wealth management ceo john taft his company manages $227 billion worldwide. walk us through the estate tax implications and what you're telling clients they ne
the coincidence of having a relationship of some kind with the head of the cia and a relationship that involved potentially inappropriate e-mails with the top commander in afghanistan is something worth looking at. >> 30,000 pages? >> 30,000 pages of inappropriate, what does that mean? >> triple spacing? >> does that mean picture? >> you've had students, triple spacing. >> the margins. it's all courier font and you adjust the margins. >> maybe sharing...
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director or the former cia director. i don't think that's the reason because i think he's much more intelligent than to believe that. >> people are saying it's just extraordinary that the fbi would even be investigating something that on the face of it appeared so trivial. you have this woman, miss kelley, and she apparently is receiving harassing e-mails but it's being made clear from leaks tonight these were not of an "i'm going to kill you" threatening nature. they were just accusing her of being a bit too big for her boots around the army camp and so on. that kind of tone of e-mail. it -- >> it sounded as if they were accusing her of more than that. possibly being too big for her clothing. but go ahead. >> right. either way, we're not talking about sinister death threats. why would the fbi be involved in this anyway? >> the fbi is supposed to investigate predicated federal crimes. and they don't know when they start an investigation precisely whether the evidence ultimately will show there was a crime. i don't know w
director or the former cia director. i don't think that's the reason because i think he's much more intelligent than to believe that. >> people are saying it's just extraordinary that the fbi would even be investigating something that on the face of it appeared so trivial. you have this woman, miss kelley, and she apparently is receiving harassing e-mails but it's being made clear from leaks tonight these were not of an "i'm going to kill you" threatening nature. they were just...
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he's adopted the predator missiles into the cia. they're using them as drone attacks as well as the pentagon. who knows what else he's up to, but certainly his whole concept of counterinsurgency violates the sovereignty of every nation on earth. though it's a very dangerous position we're putting ourselves into weapon-wise. we can talk about untold history, where we get into the issue of where we're going, america -- >> i'll come to that. on petraeus, when the scandal broke about him having a mistress, is that grounds enough -- >> in england, it is. >> -- for him to resign? >> in england it is. our puritan morality dictates it. > that's true. >> certainly, it's not the reasons i would like to see him take a fall. it reminds me of the monica lewinsky scandal. stuff like that. it's tabloid. you love that in england. but here in america, the truth is he should have been long ago investigated far more severely by our media and he got a free pass because of the fruit salad and the congressional -- and in general, the entire american nati
he's adopted the predator missiles into the cia. they're using them as drone attacks as well as the pentagon. who knows what else he's up to, but certainly his whole concept of counterinsurgency violates the sovereignty of every nation on earth. though it's a very dangerous position we're putting ourselves into weapon-wise. we can talk about untold history, where we get into the issue of where we're going, america -- >> i'll come to that. on petraeus, when the scandal broke about him...
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>> the person representing the cia and the cia's knowledge will be mike morrell, the now acting director of cia, previously in the 9/11 attack, the deputy director. mike is a career officer who is perfectly competent to represent the cia and testify on their behalf. now, congress can ask petraeus to come up and testify. question is if he was not willing to cooperate, could they subpoena him? i suppose it's possible. i think all of that is unlikely. i think if they ask him to appear, i expect that it is likely he would be willing to do that. we can't be sure, but frankly, rather than go through that, it ought to be about the facts of benghazi and 9/11 and congress ought to be able to get the information they need from the cia through mike morrell. >> fran, i heard this and give me your opinion on it, that there's got to be something more to this than maybe just the e-mails. do you think we'll find out any more information or is this it? it's over, he resigned, case closed? >> i think the administration and obviously dave petraeus would like the story to be done now. he's resigned. we know
>> the person representing the cia and the cia's knowledge will be mike morrell, the now acting director of cia, previously in the 9/11 attack, the deputy director. mike is a career officer who is perfectly competent to represent the cia and testify on their behalf. now, congress can ask petraeus to come up and testify. question is if he was not willing to cooperate, could they subpoena him? i suppose it's possible. i think all of that is unlikely. i think if they ask him to appear, i...
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dave petraeus is gone from the cia. it's important we understand there wasn't a breach of national security. paula broadwell had very close access to dave petraeus. i'm not trying to be flippant here, but what was whispered, what was said, what did she have acti access to? that has to be proven there was not risk. i don't have any more data than you do. this investigation has to run its course, let you and i talk about something else. >> i want to hear about jill kelley. maybe you don't care but someone running around calling herself honorary consul and has diplomatic plates, what's that all about? >> that's a camp follower. every community has these folks. clearly she's in a very prominent position with a lot of stars around. and she's infatuated by the stars. those gentlemen need to not flatter themselves. she's attracted to the stars, not them. >> general james "spider" marks joining us to fill us in on all these details. thank you. appreciate it. >> thanks, soledad. >>> 48 days to reach that fiscal cliff unless wash
dave petraeus is gone from the cia. it's important we understand there wasn't a breach of national security. paula broadwell had very close access to dave petraeus. i'm not trying to be flippant here, but what was whispered, what was said, what did she have acti access to? that has to be proven there was not risk. i don't have any more data than you do. this investigation has to run its course, let you and i talk about something else. >> i want to hear about jill kelley. maybe you don't...
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if it's the head of the cia, if it's the chief of staff of the army, if it's the head of the defense intelligence agency who have national secrets or vulnerable to blackmail, no, that information has to come out and come out quickly. >> let's not forget this was someone out there promoting him. she in effect had become a public agent for him out there. >> paula broadwell was not shy about pumping her book and her portrayal of general petraeus. thank you for stopping by. >>> more on "reliable sources" and we're waiting president obama's remarks at ar lethbridge tong national cemetery on this veterans day weekend. lington national cemetery on this veterans day weekend. what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's going on with their bodies. you can see a little more pressure in the shoulders and in the hips. ... now you can feel what happens as we raise your sleep number setting and allow the bed to contour to your individual sh
if it's the head of the cia, if it's the chief of staff of the army, if it's the head of the defense intelligence agency who have national secrets or vulnerable to blackmail, no, that information has to come out and come out quickly. >> let's not forget this was someone out there promoting him. she in effect had become a public agent for him out there. >> paula broadwell was not shy about pumping her book and her portrayal of general petraeus. thank you for stopping by. >>>...
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or you could put that person at cia. although the talk is that john brennan, the current homeland security adviser, is the man who could get cia if he wants it. but there's no knowledge about whether or not he wants it. and if he doesn't take it, mike morrell, the current acting director is considered the shoo-in for that job, wolf. >> he's got a full treasury secretary as well. there's speculation that jack lew could get that position. jessica, there'll be a lot of shuffling going on over at the white house. thanks very much. >> thanks, wolf. >>> the david petraeus scandal is complicating attempts by congress to investigate the attack on the u.s. consulate in bengha benghazi, libya. we'll tell you what's going on in a closed-door meeting on capitol hill, next. come on frank how long have we known each other? go to e-trade. they got killer tools man. they'll help you nail a retirement plan that's fierce. two golden crowns. you realize the odds of winning are the same as being mauled by a polar bear and a regular bear in
or you could put that person at cia. although the talk is that john brennan, the current homeland security adviser, is the man who could get cia if he wants it. but there's no knowledge about whether or not he wants it. and if he doesn't take it, mike morrell, the current acting director is considered the shoo-in for that job, wolf. >> he's got a full treasury secretary as well. there's speculation that jack lew could get that position. jessica, there'll be a lot of shuffling going on...
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she will be accompanied by acting cia director mike morel. what's interesting is that we've seen some of the harshest criticism has been sort of toned down as we heard there from senator john mccain. from threatening to block her nomination as possible secretary of state to a willingness to hear her out, senator john mccain seems to be dialing back his public opposition to ambassador susan rice. >> i think she deserves the ability and the opportunity to discipline herself and her position. >> another vocal critic, senator lindsey graham, is still expressing doubts about her but avoided answering whether he would stand in the way of a rice nomination. >> when she comes over, if she does, there will be a lot of questions asked of her about this event and others. >> whether this apparent new tone is a real shift in thinking prompted by political pressure or more nuance language, the white house is all ears. >> certainly saw those comments and appreciate them as the president has said and i and others have said. ambassador rice has done an excell
she will be accompanied by acting cia director mike morel. what's interesting is that we've seen some of the harshest criticism has been sort of toned down as we heard there from senator john mccain. from threatening to block her nomination as possible secretary of state to a willingness to hear her out, senator john mccain seems to be dialing back his public opposition to ambassador susan rice. >> i think she deserves the ability and the opportunity to discipline herself and her...
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. >> it is my career ambition to silence the cia for one second. if you have questions -- up to this microphone so we can get you clearly on here. please make your way that way. >> i left and speechless. [laughter] i knew i could count on somebody. >> what do you think are the chances of a cyber attack actually leading to a real war? >> that microphone did not work -- what do i think that a real cyber attack will lead to a war? i will tell you, the u.s. government, there will be cyber attacks. will it lead to a war? i do not believe so. there are enough elements of the u.s. government across the entire government that will help thwart that. there is just -- war is never the answer if you can do something else. yes, sir? >> do they need to be as offensive as you are defensive? >> is that a question or is it a comment? >> how about the rest of the world? >> yes, and they are pretty capable at its. that drives a fair amount of the offensive capacity. the rest of the world, as i said, there are countries where there is no running water and electricity
. >> it is my career ambition to silence the cia for one second. if you have questions -- up to this microphone so we can get you clearly on here. please make your way that way. >> i left and speechless. [laughter] i knew i could count on somebody. >> what do you think are the chances of a cyber attack actually leading to a real war? >> that microphone did not work -- what do i think that a real cyber attack will lead to a war? i will tell you, the u.s. government, there...
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the cia director who runs an army and air force. the question is whether we want the cia director to have that kind of power going forward. host: good morning, mike, on the independent line. is mike with us? we can hear you now. go ahead. caller: the question of international legality, sending a drone into pakistan is violating their sovereignty. how do we address that and justify it? it seems hypocritical. we are the ones dropping bombs without declaring wars. these are illegal wars. it is cool technology. americans are obsessed with our toys. i think it is another new tour without thinking of the consequences. -- i think it is another new toy without thinking of the consequences. i think is foolish and short- sighted not to consider this seriously. guest: no question in pakistan. if we have permission from the government to do this, that is one thing. that does not appear to be the case. drone attacks have killed civilians and tribal elders with a considerable amount of collateral damage. we went into the war in iraq with the inte
the cia director who runs an army and air force. the question is whether we want the cia director to have that kind of power going forward. host: good morning, mike, on the independent line. is mike with us? we can hear you now. go ahead. caller: the question of international legality, sending a drone into pakistan is violating their sovereignty. how do we address that and justify it? it seems hypocritical. we are the ones dropping bombs without declaring wars. these are illegal wars. it is...
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we have seen a cia director appointed by the president. looking at who will take that job full-time. this story -- host: we go to ben, rock fell, maryland. caller: good morning. i agree with "usa today." this man, more than anyone else, is supposed to control the role of information. if it had been the transportation secretary, the only question would have been if he to his own car or if they took public transportation. but if you cannot control the flow of personal information about your own life when you are the country's top spy, it raises a legitimate question. security breach or not. it is a problem. host: thank you for the call. a few other stories in the news today, front page of "the washington post." "some see an opening for real progress to talk about the looming fiscal cliff." host: for was happening this week, we are turning to steve sloan. tell us about the time line this week. caller: the president begins with a series of meetings with corporate leaders over the next few days to reestablish his relationship with the business
we have seen a cia director appointed by the president. looking at who will take that job full-time. this story -- host: we go to ben, rock fell, maryland. caller: good morning. i agree with "usa today." this man, more than anyone else, is supposed to control the role of information. if it had been the transportation secretary, the only question would have been if he to his own car or if they took public transportation. but if you cannot control the flow of personal information about...
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cia does partner with our agencies. we do, i heard a lot about for each of you, you talked about co-ops, internships, opportunities. the partner with these agencies to leverage our own employees and prospective employees to get the best match for the person. we are investing in the future and the future is you. at some point, i will find a beach somewhere but at some point, you will all be in my job. it is important for us to leverage our partners private and public to get the best officer recant for the challenges we have. we recognize that we did not hold all the critical information and be recognized that the partnership between government, public, private, law enforcement, tribal, many of you probably never hope -- heard those words prior to 9/11. we did not necessarily worry about that. we operated in silos of excellence. cia did stuff billy well. an essay it up really well. -- nsa did stuff really well. we can afford to operate separately. the partnerships have been absolutely critical to each of our individual su
cia does partner with our agencies. we do, i heard a lot about for each of you, you talked about co-ops, internships, opportunities. the partner with these agencies to leverage our own employees and prospective employees to get the best match for the person. we are investing in the future and the future is you. at some point, i will find a beach somewhere but at some point, you will all be in my job. it is important for us to leverage our partners private and public to get the best officer...
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when events occurred at the cia last week, my wife immediately gave me a call. [laughter] she said, i hope there is no way the president is going to ask you to take that job again. i said no, he's been there, done that. it is an honor to have the chance to share some thoughts with you on so many issues we confront at the defense department, and if i might take this opportunity, since we are close to thanksgiving to wish you and your families and have the thanksgiving. -- a happy thanksgiving. michelle is a great friend, and i am sorry to see her leave the department of defense, but having been in those kinds of jobs most of my life, i anderson the reason she felt she really wanted to spend some time -- i understand the reason she felt she really wanted to spend time with her family. i should tell you i continue to feel her positive impact throughout the national security community. it is not only because of her time as secretary of defense is an important position, but also because she is a co-founder of the center for new american security, and you cannot walk
when events occurred at the cia last week, my wife immediately gave me a call. [laughter] she said, i hope there is no way the president is going to ask you to take that job again. i said no, he's been there, done that. it is an honor to have the chance to share some thoughts with you on so many issues we confront at the defense department, and if i might take this opportunity, since we are close to thanksgiving to wish you and your families and have the thanksgiving. -- a happy thanksgiving....
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we have seen a cia director appointed by the president. looking at who will take that job full-time. this story -- host: we go to ben, rock fell, maryland. caller: good morning. i agree with "usa today." this man, more than anyone else, is supposed to control the role of information. if it had been the transportation secretary, the only question would have been if he to his own car or if they took public transportation. but if you cannot control the flow of personal information about your own life when you are the country's top spy, it raises a legitimate question. >> bono is raising awareness for hip 8 in africa. -- hiv/aids in africa. [applause] >> good evening. welcome. thank you for being here tonight. sorry if i seem nervous. this is my first time opening for u2. i am a second-tier candidates at the business school here at georgetown university. thank you. a few years ago when i was going through the process of figuring out what business school and wanted to go to, it was georgetown that continued -- georgetown's commitment to social
we have seen a cia director appointed by the president. looking at who will take that job full-time. this story -- host: we go to ben, rock fell, maryland. caller: good morning. i agree with "usa today." this man, more than anyone else, is supposed to control the role of information. if it had been the transportation secretary, the only question would have been if he to his own car or if they took public transportation. but if you cannot control the flow of personal information about...
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second, the cia scandal -- the real cia scandal in my mind is that we endorsed torture as a national policy, brought to account for that as far as we can see. i wish the fbi were investigating american torture, rather than american love affairs. and this struck me with security contractors. we have had two months of heated controversy about benghazi and what happened. it was bad. four americans were killed. hundreds of security contractors were killed in iraq. i have written two books on iraq and i have never been able to figure out an exact number. the answer is no one cares and no one seems to care still. the official tally leaves out at least 57 incidents that we know about. the tally is quite suspect. this puts aside the foreign security contractors, south africans, costa ricans. there seems to be no tally of this at all and nobody cares. i have got to wonder how much of the mess in benghazi is simply fueled by fox news, poisoning the american bloodstream. it really bothers me. i compare that to the total carelessness about the deaths of security contractors in iraq. >> thomas ri
second, the cia scandal -- the real cia scandal in my mind is that we endorsed torture as a national policy, brought to account for that as far as we can see. i wish the fbi were investigating american torture, rather than american love affairs. and this struck me with security contractors. we have had two months of heated controversy about benghazi and what happened. it was bad. four americans were killed. hundreds of security contractors were killed in iraq. i have written two books on iraq...
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what is more, the military and military operations are being launched on the basis of drone attacks, cia operatives, special operations forces out in the field, and all of that back by civilian employees, civilian contractors, and we know next to nothing about what is being done by any of these groups. >> because the reporting is not being done? >> well, i mean, look. it's because we have found that keeping -- that, a, the american public won't stand for a draft. that, b, the professional military was not enough to fight all over the world as we are now fighting. we have been focused on iraq, we have been focused on afghanistan. we actually believe that all the troops are coming back from afghanistan. i will tell you here and now that is not going to happen. we will still have u.s. troops in afghanistan one year from now and two years from now, five years from now. where's the press. >> where is it? >> obviously, these are not issues that the people who run our news programs today -- >> why not? >> because they don't draw an audience. what draws an audience is charlie sheen. what draws a
what is more, the military and military operations are being launched on the basis of drone attacks, cia operatives, special operations forces out in the field, and all of that back by civilian employees, civilian contractors, and we know next to nothing about what is being done by any of these groups. >> because the reporting is not being done? >> well, i mean, look. it's because we have found that keeping -- that, a, the american public won't stand for a draft. that, b, the...
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the cia's job -- i know the james bond movie is out. the primary role in the protection of our own system is paramount, but our own role is to inform the policy maker and to inform the decision makers on what they are to do next. we determine capabilities. we determined intent, and we conduct source analysis in hard copy, open source, classified, and the cyber environment to inform these policy dividers. there are four big players. dhs. the department of homeland securities is responsible for the infrastructure in terms of how we protect our homeland. those of us here know why they have law enforcement peace. nsa has to drive the infrastructure and policies by which we are going to deploy around the world. we cannot do our work without working with each of them. we do not do this alone. we do it with all of our partners in the public and private sector. the cia does partner with our agencies. i have heard from each of you. you talk about opportunities. we partner with these agencies to leverage our employees and prospective employees to
the cia's job -- i know the james bond movie is out. the primary role in the protection of our own system is paramount, but our own role is to inform the policy maker and to inform the decision makers on what they are to do next. we determine capabilities. we determined intent, and we conduct source analysis in hard copy, open source, classified, and the cyber environment to inform these policy dividers. there are four big players. dhs. the department of homeland securities is responsible for...
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not because the head of the cia had an affair. thank you. guest: i was on the west coast last week giving some speeches. i asked audiences, is there anyone here who thinks that david petraeus was the first cia director to ever have an affair? everybody thinks this happened before. so i agree with the caller. we do not have so many good leaders again throw them away casually. front-line troops one good leadership and will put up with a lot of stuff if they can get competent leadership. host: this tweet says there's no excuse. if he was still in the military chain of command, adultery is not allowed, essentially a crime. would that be something that he could get fired for? guest: he could be charged for that, and yes, you can get relieved for it. about 10 years ago, i saw a general who slept with the wives of this of ordinance -- of his subordinates and retired. he was called to active duty to be court-martialed. but it was not just engaging in adultery, it was with the wives of subordinates. usually when you see generals and charged with this
not because the head of the cia had an affair. thank you. guest: i was on the west coast last week giving some speeches. i asked audiences, is there anyone here who thinks that david petraeus was the first cia director to ever have an affair? everybody thinks this happened before. so i agree with the caller. we do not have so many good leaders again throw them away casually. front-line troops one good leadership and will put up with a lot of stuff if they can get competent leadership. host:...
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the there is the cia director has been appointed by president obama. looking at who will take the job full-time. american intelligence agencies said they believe mr. obama might move quickly to dominate .he deputy, michael morrell . he is clearly the favorite inside headquarters in the agency in langley, virginia. that is john brennan. the retired operative who once headed the agency's station inside saudi arabia. yorkstory in today's "new times." ben from rockville, md. on the democratic line. >> think you for c-span. i think that you agree with usa today when they that it is the nature of his job. this man is supposed to control the flow of information. if it had been a transportation secretary, the only question would be did he take public trust -- public transportation? it does not pertain to the job. but you cannot control the flow of personal information about your own life, it raises a legitimate question. -- if you cannot control the flow of personal information about your own life. >> now to the national press club. they will speak about cance
the there is the cia director has been appointed by president obama. looking at who will take the job full-time. american intelligence agencies said they believe mr. obama might move quickly to dominate .he deputy, michael morrell . he is clearly the favorite inside headquarters in the agency in langley, virginia. that is john brennan. the retired operative who once headed the agency's station inside saudi arabia. yorkstory in today's "new times." ben from rockville, md. on the...
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that is also happening in the intelligence-gathering field at the cia where, quite literally -- >> i do not want to go too far. i want to talk to a little bit about the role of cable television, for which you touched on before. in a recent interview with bill o'reilly of a fox, you said making it difficult if not impossible for congress to reach across the aisle and find compromise. you also wrote, not good for the republic. what you mean. >> this goes back. it is a continuation of the same thing. in addition to demonstrating that network news divisions can make money, there was a technological explosion. it wasn't just the three networks anymore. you have cable, satellite television, and the internet. now there are hundreds, even thousands of competitors out there. what is incredibly cheap to put on the air is a couple of people like you and me just yelling at each other. at talking. what draws an audience is when, in fact, we disagree. when, in fact, we get nasty with one another. what rupert murdoch's demonstrated is that there really was a hunger in america for something that was
that is also happening in the intelligence-gathering field at the cia where, quite literally -- >> i do not want to go too far. i want to talk to a little bit about the role of cable television, for which you touched on before. in a recent interview with bill o'reilly of a fox, you said making it difficult if not impossible for congress to reach across the aisle and find compromise. you also wrote, not good for the republic. what you mean. >> this goes back. it is a continuation of...
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what you need do is get the cia to do this. what they recommended is having the cia spy on american journalists. which is directly against the national security act that forms the cia. the cia is supposed to offer external not internal. kennedy authorizes this program and it's a program that ends up being called project mockingbird. we know little about it. most is classified. it was one of the cia family jewels that released national security archive got the full set in 2006 and 2007. so this program in the summer of 1962, is when kennedy is starting to crack down drastically on leaks. during the cuban missile crisis, we go forward a little bit. the white house had intense control over the information. it was a moment of crisis. you don't want to broadcast what is happening to the enemies. but after the missile crisis, the administration continued to control the information. that has two effects. one of them is you have a very specific story coming out. you have control over the story. if the press is clam moring at this point
what you need do is get the cia to do this. what they recommended is having the cia spy on american journalists. which is directly against the national security act that forms the cia. the cia is supposed to offer external not internal. kennedy authorizes this program and it's a program that ends up being called project mockingbird. we know little about it. most is classified. it was one of the cia family jewels that released national security archive got the full set in 2006 and 2007. so this...
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security act that forms the cia. the cia is supposed to operate externally, not internally. kennedy authorizes this a program called project mockingbird. we still know very little about it because most of it is still classified. it was one of the items they release a national security archives got the full senate in 2006, 2007. so the program in the summer of 1962 is an kennedy is starting to crack down drastically on leaks. during the cuban missile crisis at the fast forward a little bit, the white house had intense control and you would expect that. it was a moment of crisis. you don't want to broadcast what is happening to your enemies. after the missile crisis the administration continue to control the information. that has two effects. one is to have a specific story coming out. you have control of the story. set the prices clamoring at this one to you think it. the place of reporter or journalist or editor coming he just had this massive close call with nuclear annihilation. you want to find out what happens. r
security act that forms the cia. the cia is supposed to operate externally, not internally. kennedy authorizes this a program called project mockingbird. we still know very little about it because most of it is still classified. it was one of the items they release a national security archives got the full senate in 2006, 2007. so the program in the summer of 1962 is an kennedy is starting to crack down drastically on leaks. during the cuban missile crisis at the fast forward a little bit, the...
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so what they recommended is having cia spy and american generals. it forms the cia. the cia is supposed to protect journaling, not internally. kennedy authorizes the program ends up being called project mockingbird. we still know very little about it because most of the still classified, but it was one of the items that the national security archives in 2006 and 2007. so the program in the summer of 1962 was when kennedy is starting to crack down drastically on leaks. during the cuban missile crisis of his fast-forward, the the white house intense control over information and you would expect that. it was a moment of crisis. you don't want to broadcast what is happening to your enemies. but after the missile crisis, the administration can do need to control the information. now that has two effects. one is that you have a very specific story coming out. you have control of the story. so prices claimer income you think if your in the face of a reporter or journalist or editor come you just had this massive close call nuclear annihilation anyway to find out what happen
so what they recommended is having cia spy and american generals. it forms the cia. the cia is supposed to protect journaling, not internally. kennedy authorizes the program ends up being called project mockingbird. we still know very little about it because most of the still classified, but it was one of the items that the national security archives in 2006 and 2007. so the program in the summer of 1962 was when kennedy is starting to crack down drastically on leaks. during the cuban missile...
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the cia's job -- i know the james bond movie is out. the primary role in the protection of our own system is paramount, but our own role is to inform the policy maker and to inform the decision makers on what they are to do next. we determine capabilities. we determined intent, and we conduct source analysis in hard copy, open source, classified, and the cyber environment to inform these policy dividers. there are four big players. dhs. the department of homeland securities is responsible for the infrastructure in terms of how we protect our homeland. those of us here know why they have law enforcement peace. nsa has to drive the infrastructure and policies by which we are going to deploy around the world. we cannot do our work without working with each of them. we do not do this alone. we do it with all of our partners in the public and private sector. the cia does partner with our agencies. i have heard from each of you. you talk about opportunities. we partner with these agencies to leverage our employees and prospective employees to
the cia's job -- i know the james bond movie is out. the primary role in the protection of our own system is paramount, but our own role is to inform the policy maker and to inform the decision makers on what they are to do next. we determine capabilities. we determined intent, and we conduct source analysis in hard copy, open source, classified, and the cyber environment to inform these policy dividers. there are four big players. dhs. the department of homeland securities is responsible for...
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residents, a house in this case, an apartment, whatever, and you pay these agents come you going with the cia. uk these agents to come in and out of the house, gather information for your and based on the information you act on that intelligence. we were running a very, very successful safe house in mogadishu, somalia. so successful in fact that we're able to get food all of the city, get most of the bad people who were like responsible for the civil war. but one that why was up on the roof of this safe house i smelled this horrible smell. and i'm not going to gross anybody out there, but if you've never smelled human flesh rotting come it's not like roadkill. it's like corba. it's like not eating them like he just got it away from. but i smelled the smell, and i'm like, tomorrow we've got to fight with his and get rid of it. the next morning i come upon the roof, which is where we would watch for agents coming in and out, and protect them as they're coming in and leaving the safe houses. and it didn't smell anything. so i'm like and what is that? maybe somebody was blowing through the neighb
residents, a house in this case, an apartment, whatever, and you pay these agents come you going with the cia. uk these agents to come in and out of the house, gather information for your and based on the information you act on that intelligence. we were running a very, very successful safe house in mogadishu, somalia. so successful in fact that we're able to get food all of the city, get most of the bad people who were like responsible for the civil war. but one that why was up on the roof of...
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particularly, your cia background. >> i worked at cia and the national intelligence council in washington for 35 years. >> in what capacity? >> ultimately, became the national intelligence officer for latin america, which is a three or four star military equivalent. i was a civilian, of course, but it's a substantial position. i had responsibility for all of latin america and cuba on the analytic side of intelligence. >> what does that mean? >> well, i was notysç a field operative. i did not -- i did not go out and conduct espionage. i did not meet foreign agents. i was basically, most of the career at headquarters, in virginia, i wrote national intelligence estimates, quite a few on cuba over the years, and on many of the other latin american countries. >> before we get into fidel castro and his regime, how did you get interested in that work? >> i was a student at georgetown university where i later taught for 25 years as an adjunct. teaches here now at the university of miami, but i was attracted to the foreign service school at georgetown. it was a time when a lot of us, my generatio
particularly, your cia background. >> i worked at cia and the national intelligence council in washington for 35 years. >> in what capacity? >> ultimately, became the national intelligence officer for latin america, which is a three or four star military equivalent. i was a civilian, of course, but it's a substantial position. i had responsibility for all of latin america and cuba on the analytic side of intelligence. >> what does that mean? >> well, i was notysç...
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the ambassador munter is very familiar with the debate that went on between the department and the cia. if you look at the strikes over the past four years in 2010 we had 123 strikes. the numbers have been dropping fairly precipitously with the highest number of strikes we have engaged in a and anybody in this audience knows president obama six times more drone strikes in the first term than george will you bush and his two terms in office. now the numbers of the strikes are up 40% in 2011 they have about 25% in that point in 2012 and i think this is a very good thing. you know, mainly because we shouldn't employee at all the time. he had the most important army chief of staff general chianti and he said why have you done 300 strikes it doesn't add to the i think that is a good point and if you look at the vision of the strikes and the the date of how many were civilian we at the new foundation think that the civilian is now very low in the single digits but certainly there is a civilian casualty problem in pakistan that we enjoy the favorability rating down from about 20% and they are
the ambassador munter is very familiar with the debate that went on between the department and the cia. if you look at the strikes over the past four years in 2010 we had 123 strikes. the numbers have been dropping fairly precipitously with the highest number of strikes we have engaged in a and anybody in this audience knows president obama six times more drone strikes in the first term than george will you bush and his two terms in office. now the numbers of the strikes are up 40% in 2011 they...
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in a few moments, a panel of former analysts from the cia and state department look at what's happening in syria. and then remarks from the libyan ambassador to the u.s. >>> several live events to tell you about today on our companion network, c-span. including a speech by general ray odierno at the center for strategic and international studies to discuss the future of the army. that's at 10:30 a.m. eastern. our campaign coverage continues at 2:15 p.m. eastern with a rally for mitt romney in virginia just north of richmond. and also on c-span president obama's campaign rally at the university of colorado in boulder. that's live at 9 p.m. eastern. [cheers and applause] >> okay. let's get the album by grace coolidge that documents the coolidge family during their white house years and before. part of the coolidge family papers. we have one box that's just photographs and then several boxes of other documents. photographs are heavy. and the album should be in the back of the box here. here it is. unfortunately, it's on black acidic paper. that's not much we can do about that because we do
in a few moments, a panel of former analysts from the cia and state department look at what's happening in syria. and then remarks from the libyan ambassador to the u.s. >>> several live events to tell you about today on our companion network, c-span. including a speech by general ray odierno at the center for strategic and international studies to discuss the future of the army. that's at 10:30 a.m. eastern. our campaign coverage continues at 2:15 p.m. eastern with a rally for mitt...
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. >>> a former chief cia analyst joined a group of foreign policy experts to look at the challenges facing the next white house including how to deal with iran's nuclear program, prospects for an israeli-palestinian agreement, and clashes in syria. the middle east policy council is the host. it's about two and a half hours. >> before we go to the distinguished panel, i want to make introduction remarks just to set the stage, and then the panel will speak, and then we will have questions. this is about policy choices facing the next administration, whoever's going to be leading it. he is going to have some decisions to make. on israeli palestinian questions, will the next administration resume the peace process in order to seek resolution of this conflict through establishment of the two-state solution. will he be willing to extend political capital on this? is it in the national security interest of the united states to solve this and get a two-state solution to this. various members of the current administration said so, and if it's true, it would be good to succeed. there are others who
. >>> a former chief cia analyst joined a group of foreign policy experts to look at the challenges facing the next white house including how to deal with iran's nuclear program, prospects for an israeli-palestinian agreement, and clashes in syria. the middle east policy council is the host. it's about two and a half hours. >> before we go to the distinguished panel, i want to make introduction remarks just to set the stage, and then the panel will speak, and then we will have...
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but the fact is when we were attacked on september 11, i was in cia headquarters that day. we came together as a country afterwards that we were able to bond together by the characteristics of americans that make this a great and strong country. but we recognize is when we are less true to our values, when we allow ourselves to be weak and in that way, that's when were put at greatest risk. we should all of us absolutely make clear our rejection of torture and these enhanced interrogation tech needs to come under that guise. we are a country that will be respected in the world and will continue to be a moral leader in the world as long as we uphold those values in those traditions that is what i very much believe we need to do. gibson: just to set the record straight, again, budgets. if you don't have a senate passing a budget you can't reconcile it. what does matter that is the appropriation at the end of the year because that's the money that goes to the various agencies. i voted for $409 increase for head start and proud to have done it. i don't support torture from a bi
but the fact is when we were attacked on september 11, i was in cia headquarters that day. we came together as a country afterwards that we were able to bond together by the characteristics of americans that make this a great and strong country. but we recognize is when we are less true to our values, when we allow ourselves to be weak and in that way, that's when were put at greatest risk. we should all of us absolutely make clear our rejection of torture and these enhanced interrogation tech...
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>> i want to say that i am more troubled today, knowing having met with the acting director of the cia and ambassador rice, because it's certainly clear from the beginning that we knew that those with ties to al qaeda were involved in the attack on the embassy, and clearly the impression that was given, the information given to the american people was wrong. in fact, ambassador rice said today absolutely it was wrong. i don't understand the cia said clearly that that information was wrong, and they knew by the 22nd that it was wrong. yet they have not cleared that up with the american people to date, in coming forward and saying they were wrong, including the president of the united states having parroted, also talked about the fact it was a reaction to a video, impact on been gaza. and what troubles me also is that obviously the changes made through the unclassified talking point were misleading, but just to be clear, when you have a position where your ambassador to united nations, go well beyond unclassified talking points in your daily preparation and responsibilities for that job.
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, the military and military operations these days are being launched on the basis of drone attacks, cia operatives, special operations forces out in the field, and all of that backed by civilian employees, civilian contractors. and we know next to nothing about what is being done by any of these groups spent because the reporting is not being gunned? >> look, it's because we have found that eight, the american people won't stand for a draft, that b, the professional military was not enough to fight all over the world as we are now -- we've been focused on iraq. we've been focus on afghanistan. we actually believe that all the kids are coming back from afghanistan. i'll tell you here and now that's not going to happen. we will still have u.s. troops in afghanistan a year from now, two years from now, five years from now. where's the press? >> where is it the? >> well, obviously these are not issues that the people who run our news programs today -- >> why not? >> because they don't draw an obvious. what draws an odd it is charlie sheen. what draws an audience is people yelling at each ot
, the military and military operations these days are being launched on the basis of drone attacks, cia operatives, special operations forces out in the field, and all of that backed by civilian employees, civilian contractors. and we know next to nothing about what is being done by any of these groups spent because the reporting is not being gunned? >> look, it's because we have found that eight, the american people won't stand for a draft, that b, the professional military was not...
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parenthetically what's happening in our business is also happening in the intelligence field at the cia, were quite literally -- >> i don't want to go too far there. [laughter] i want to talk to you a little bit about the role of cable television, which you touched on before. in a recent interview with bill o'reilly of fox, he derided ideological coverage of the news bad for america, making it difficult if not impossible for congress to reach across the aisle and find compromise. you also wrote in an op-ed piece, this is not good for the republic. what do you mean? >> what i mean, and this goes back really a continuation of the same theme. first of all, in addition to demonstrating the network news divisions could make money, there was a technological explosion. it wasn't just the three networks anywhere. they would cable, satellite television, the internet. now they're quite literally hundred's, even thousands of competitors out there. what is incredibly cheap to put on the air is a couple of people like you and me just yelling at each other, talking. what draws an audience is when in
parenthetically what's happening in our business is also happening in the intelligence field at the cia, were quite literally -- >> i don't want to go too far there. [laughter] i want to talk to you a little bit about the role of cable television, which you touched on before. in a recent interview with bill o'reilly of fox, he derided ideological coverage of the news bad for america, making it difficult if not impossible for congress to reach across the aisle and find compromise. you also...
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. >> this weekend on american history tv, the questions remain, lone gunman, the mob, cia, castro, military-industrial complex, what happened in dallas, the assassination of john f. kennedy, sunday at kevin:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. >> florida senator marco rubio will be in ireland, he will speak at a fund-raiser, and the first trip to iowa. >> earlier this week retiring massachusetts congressman barney frank talked about sequestration and upcoming fiscal cliff negotiations which he believes will cause a, quote, short-term bumps to the economy. he spoke at an event in the atlantic. it is 20 minutes. >> congressman barney frank in his last term as congressman, too big to fail and author of the deal breaker column in the new york times and cnbc, what is it? scrawled box. i watch it every day. and half of dodd-frank here. >> thank you. thank you for being here. about 100 things to talk about in a short amount of time and a lot of issues related to wall street, given the water cooler conversation seems to be the last 72 hours, general david petraeus and the real housewives of tampa. i figured i would g
. >> this weekend on american history tv, the questions remain, lone gunman, the mob, cia, castro, military-industrial complex, what happened in dallas, the assassination of john f. kennedy, sunday at kevin:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. >> florida senator marco rubio will be in ireland, he will speak at a fund-raiser, and the first trip to iowa. >> earlier this week retiring massachusetts congressman barney frank talked about sequestration and upcoming fiscal cliff negotiations...
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we now know about the mysterious women who ignited a fbi investigation of the man in charge of the cia. and lawmakers of every political stripe circling with questions about the timing of his departure. . >> he quit over a woman after the fbi uncovered his misdeed. now the head of the intelligence committee says she was never told they were in trouble. >> this is something that could have had an effect on national security. i think we should have been told. >> tonight, with petraeus gone from the cia, will we ever get the whole story about what happened the the night four americans were murdered in libya? >> and 3000 miles away from washington, in the vast mojave desert. a new effort to preserve a longstanding symbol of faith. fox reports live from the site. and-- >> americans honoring generations of veterans for keeping our freedom and liberty secure. >> a fox urgent. i'm harris falkner on the behavior tonight that ended the career of general david patriot. you may know by now, he admits he had an extramarital affair and quit suddenly on friday because of it. we knew it involved e-mai
we now know about the mysterious women who ignited a fbi investigation of the man in charge of the cia. and lawmakers of every political stripe circling with questions about the timing of his departure. . >> he quit over a woman after the fbi uncovered his misdeed. now the head of the intelligence committee says she was never told they were in trouble. >> this is something that could have had an effect on national security. i think we should have been told. >> tonight, with...
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we know about the serious women to ignited the investigation of the man in charge of the cia. lawmakers of every political strife circling with questions about the timing of his departure. >> he quit over a woman after the fbi uncovered his misdeeds. now the head of the senate intelligence committee telling fox news she was never told the head of the nation's top spy agency was in trouble. >> this is something that could have had an effect on national security. i think we should have been told. >> with petraeus gone from the cia will he ever get a full story about four americans murdered in libya. >> 3,000 miles away from washington in the mojave desert a sim poymbol of faith fox repo live from the site. and... americans honoring generations of veterans for keeping our freedom and liberty secure. >> i am harris falkner. on the behavior tonight that ended the career of general david petraeus. you may know by now petraeus admits he had an extra marital affair. we knew it involved e-mails questions of national security and a woman who was writing a book about him and now this jus
we know about the serious women to ignited the investigation of the man in charge of the cia. lawmakers of every political strife circling with questions about the timing of his departure. >> he quit over a woman after the fbi uncovered his misdeeds. now the head of the senate intelligence committee telling fox news she was never told the head of the nation's top spy agency was in trouble. >> this is something that could have had an effect on national security. i think we should...
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when it reached the cia director, have the fbi investigate the director of of the cia and the president or the attorney general not be notified of it is a dereliction of duty. the president if he was not told should have been told and that to me was somebody really dropping the ball. the other thing makes the whole thing implausible is you have a four, five, six-month investigation whatever it was. nothing comes out, nothing is disclosed. suddenly on election night the fbi announces the investigation is over and they tell general clapper. the next day the white house finds out about it, the next day general petraeus submits his resignation. friday the president accepts the resignation. we find yesterday the fbi raiding the home of paula broadwell. then we find out general allen has been involved in emails with joe kelley, so you have like four or five different events happening in the last seven days when for the prior five or six months nothing happened publicly. megyn: let me jump in. there are so many names that i think the viewers may be confused. the top line item here is that the
when it reached the cia director, have the fbi investigate the director of of the cia and the president or the attorney general not be notified of it is a dereliction of duty. the president if he was not told should have been told and that to me was somebody really dropping the ball. the other thing makes the whole thing implausible is you have a four, five, six-month investigation whatever it was. nothing comes out, nothing is disclosed. suddenly on election night the fbi announces the...
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but the cia says it started at 9:40. and leon panet taand joint chiefs of staff chairman, general martin dempsey were not notified until almost an hour after it began. secretary panetta did not give orders for backup until 5 hours later. read more about this and the coverage of the story on fox news dot-com. she has been breaking news all along. will the new revelations help congress figure out who is to blame for the attack and the lack of response? joining us, two members of the house oversight committee. gentlemen, welcome to you both. >> thank you. good to be here. >> hanks. >> jamie: congressman kucinich, do you have any concerns about the fact that congress didn't know more about what was going on -- with respect to general petraeus, the fbi investigating the cia -- do you have any concerns about how that played out and that you didn't know more about it? >> well, frankly, there is a matter here between general petraeus and his wife. and the national security imp cages. i am more concerned about what happened in li
but the cia says it started at 9:40. and leon panet taand joint chiefs of staff chairman, general martin dempsey were not notified until almost an hour after it began. secretary panetta did not give orders for backup until 5 hours later. read more about this and the coverage of the story on fox news dot-com. she has been breaking news all along. will the new revelations help congress figure out who is to blame for the attack and the lack of response? joining us, two members of the house...
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room to hear the testimony of the director of national intelligence, james clapper, and the acting cia director, michael morel. the major flashpoint came when administration officials were pressed on the so-called benghazi talking points. in other words, who was responsible for creating the false narrative that the attack was the result of a youtube video. and who sent ambassador rice on five separate sunday shows to tell the world to rest easy because al qaeda was not responsible. sadly, our sources have told us that neither person provided answers to the important, critical questions, so republicans are now demanning that a select committee be formed to investigate this matter. one was formed to look into watergate, but unlike watergate, this scandal cost lives. four brave americans are dead and a united states ambassador was assass nail theed for the first time in more than 30 years. that's apparently not enough to capture the attention of this president. he is busy with far more important matters. do you know what he just finished doing a short time ago at the white house? accordin
room to hear the testimony of the director of national intelligence, james clapper, and the acting cia director, michael morel. the major flashpoint came when administration officials were pressed on the so-called benghazi talking points. in other words, who was responsible for creating the false narrative that the attack was the result of a youtube video. and who sent ambassador rice on five separate sunday shows to tell the world to rest easy because al qaeda was not responsible. sadly, our...